New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-31
WHY AN 1 A HEAIHENf
WONG CHIN zoos IDEAS ABOUT CHRISTIAN


yrom The North american Revfsr for Auou.l
The main element Of all religion Is the moral code
controlling aud regulating tho relations and acts Of
this Intelligent "heathenlsm" taught thousands
Of year, before Christianity existed or Jewry bor-
since.
Born and raised a heather. learned ana prac-
under useful to my self and many Others. My
conscience was clear ana my hopes q, 70 future lie
wese undimmed by distracIins doubt But whom
about seventeen was transferred to the midst Of
our snowy Christian civilization, and at this I'M
pressble period OF life Christianity presented itsen
to me at first under its most alluring aspects; kind
Christian friend; became particularly soictous Tor
too willing to know the truth. l had to take a good
deal for granted as to the inspiration 0f the Bible
%nd and even t2 So r under tho sps
Of my woudbe souLsavers that seriously contem-
plate, becoming the bearer Of heavenly tdns' to
But before qualifying f.I this high mission, the
Christian doctrine would teach had to be learned
multiplicity OF Christian sects each ono claiming q
monopoly Of tho only and narrow road to heaven.
shaddsnsy rom belief in morocss God t1' Whc
had oreoIda9ed most OF the helpless human race -
q my saoIty il tSey did not believe was lying
ma Ten SpRsa into Il a' %a
over the merits Of cold water Initiation and the
%th oa i sd S e ;s a Ss
communion or not only impressed me that some were
stingy and exclusive with Their Dit Oh bread
and wine, and others little less 50.
Methodism struck me a thupderand lightning
rclgion-al profession and noise You struck H. "
IL struck you, Ike & spasm-and 50 you "expenenced'
religion.
rho Congerationasts deferred with their
starchlpess and seif-conscous true goodness, and
their desire only for hlght0ned afliates
A number of other Protestant sects based on some
worth a serious study by tho nor. CHRISTIAN But on
point this mass OF Protestant diSension cordially
the older form Of Christianity. And Catholicism
returned with Interest this luminosity. It naughty
there was no salvaton-ior Pfotestants especially
that chief pclate was the personal representative
Of God on earth and that he was lnfalll6le. Here
was religious unity power and authority with
vengeance. But In chorus my s0cltous Protestant
friends wn ms t hSs Which
agreed; but the line Of argument also con-
yincod me that rfUtestantIsm stood IN the same
In fact the more studied Christianity in Its
various pha'os and ilstenao TO the ahl'nauvefSoas
OF one scot upon another, the more II all seemed W
me sounding brass and tnkllng cymbais'"
Disguised with scctananlsm turned TO simple
study Of the "insplrd Bible for enlightennle ~,
Incident but vague doubts DID arise with the
fS ana and NSan @ y emo wss not at ali
sized Of the honesty and goodness OF Jacob or hls
partetlar ment or reason for their being the chosen
Of Cod, to The detnmcnt Of tho rest 81 NAPKINS ne
a G' s @y SO oteson sy
had q special idOlatry for tho Golden cam, "
which some Christians acge they are sun oevo.eu
That God, failing make something Out Oh this
st II neckea race concluded to send his son W reueh
a few OF them, and few OF the lQps iieslcye
Uentcs Is not stnkingly impressive to tl9 deaths "
IL may DO iattcdDs TO the ChHSuan 10 Know !.
required the oil God to save NM anu Una,
nothing less would do; but 1t opened UP serios VI
nferences that makes the idea more ana more III.
| comprehensive, and more and moro ineotstens
with a Will, Purpose, Wisdom and justice thofousnS
Divine. IA. a..
But when / got to the New Disponsation. with It's
sn-forgiying business dgurltively "wehs 70 pIooes
on Christianity. Tho idea that, however wipso .ns
| sinner he had the same chance OF saiNauoh tnIousp
| tbs Blood OF the Limb" a the most oodioarns
in fact that the eleventh hour man was ehtuoo ~
| The Same heavenly compensation as the one VINO nao
iabored I'm the Lords vineyard from INC nlst aou
oil tins was absolutely prcposerous. IL was not 'u'
and Cod IL Justice. 49,, . - o,.,
| -Applying this dogma, began to think OF my OWE
| prosiects on the other side OF Jordan. Suppo7,ss
| Depnls yearnoy, tho California sandlooter snouiu
sip IN aad meet mo there, would he not be likely r -
forget his heavenly sofgs aud howl once no'o
Chinese muAt aoi" and organize heavenly cuss ~
| to have me and others Immediately cast ou' h'o WV
| other place 49,. .s,.r.,
| Aud then the murdercrs, oatrhroats ana tmeves
whuse very souls had become thoroughly lmpr1gnacs.
with their life long ormes-these were tnsy 70 poeons
! Euure az newborn babss''-all within low snol
| hours Sf a death-prepantion-whie i, ue goo go
heathsn (supposing tho casel, who nae aoho nausn
but good 10 NY fellow hoathen, who mao speas mos
Of nv hard esrplnss regularly in ieedine 1e nunsss
And Clothing 10 polAd and. Auccoripg To- @esnsse0